Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 658 · Inpatient stay · 79 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $55,359
Typical charge
$76,674
Dearest quarter
over $102,478
Actually paid
$16,098
The middle U.S. hospital bills $76,674 for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,098 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 3 | $49,743 | $40,437 – $97,819 |
| Missouri | 3 | $55,636 | $55,536 – $57,513 |
| Texas | 4 | $59,341 | $55,285 – $141,884 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $65,847 | $36,457 – $110,138 |
| Michigan | 3 | $71,996 | $56,555 – $76,674 |
| Washington | 3 | $75,464 | $66,667 – $104,959 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $80,017 | $68,817 – $100,926 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $84,968 | $31,599 – $115,429 |
| New York | 6 | $92,022 | $56,478 – $178,584 |
| California | 3 | $104,936 | $78,498 – $125,572 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $114,299 | $104,404 – $122,231 |
| Florida | 6 | $131,273 | $95,597 – $243,591 |
Where Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Kansas Medical Center Llc
Andover, KS |
$21,829 | $9,201 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$22,410 | $19,668 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$29,196 | $15,515 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$29,713 | $18,164 |
|
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, Llc
Tulsa, OK |
$31,599 | $9,578 |
|
The Miriam Hospital
Providence, RI |
$31,679 | $16,712 |
|
University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT |
$33,639 | $15,677 |
|
Rex Hospital
Raleigh, NC |
$36,457 | $12,967 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$37,874 | $13,730 |
|
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison
Madison, WI |
$39,753 | $11,423 |
|
University Health System, Inc
Knoxville, TN |
$40,437 | $13,388 |
|
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Jackson, MS |
$42,255 | $9,896 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$307,458 | $12,381 |
|
Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
Panama City, FL |
$243,591 | $15,018 |
|
Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, AZ |
$189,301 | $10,835 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$178,584 | $22,749 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$169,937 | $13,746 |
|
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
Tyler, TX |
$141,884 | $11,827 |
|
Baptist Hospital Of Miami
Miami, FL |
$140,585 | $16,794 |
|
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$136,109 | $15,915 |
|
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA |
$125,572 | $15,414 |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$125,226 | $22,310 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$122,231 | $14,413 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$121,960 | $11,579 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc?
Across 79 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc is $76,674. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $55,359 and the dearest quarter over $102,478.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $16,098 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $83,773. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 658: “KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.